遺〔遗〕 wai⁴ {yí}

1. to lose
2. to leave behind
3. to omit
4. to bequeath
5. sth lost
6. involuntary discharge (of urine etc)

遺下〔遗-〕 wai⁴ haa⁶ {yí xià}

to leave behind; to bequeath

遺鷗〔遗鸥〕 wai⁴ au¹ {yí ōu}

(Chinese bird species) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)

遺產〔遗产〕 wai⁴ caan² {yí chǎn}

1. heritage
2. legacy
3. inheritance
4. bequest
5. CL: 筆

遺妻〔遗-〕 wai⁴ cai¹ {yí qī}

1. widow
2. the deceased's widow

遺傳〔遗传〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ {yí chuán}

1. heredity
2. inheritance
3. to transmit

遺訓〔遗训〕 wai⁴ fan³ {yí xùn}

wishes of the deceased

遺風〔遗风〕 wai⁴ fung¹ {yí fēng}

1. tradition or style from the past
2. old ways
3. surviving tradition
4. relic

遺教〔遗-〕 wai⁴ gaau³ {yí jiào}

1. work or plans left as a legacy
2. the views of the departed
3. posthumous orders or teachings

遺稿〔遗-〕 wai⁴ gou² {yí gǎo}

1. surviving manuscript
2. bequeathed draft (of book)

遺孤〔遗-〕 wai⁴ gu¹ {yí gū}

orphan

遺骨〔遗-〕 wai⁴ gwat¹ {yí gǔ}

(dead) human remains

遺骸〔遗-〕 wai⁴ haai⁴ {yí hái}

(dead) human remains

遺憾〔遗-〕 wai⁴ ham⁶ {yí hàn}

1. regret
2. to regret
3. to be sorry that

遺恨〔遗-〕 wai⁴ han⁶ {yí hèn}

eternal regret

遺棄〔遗弃〕 wai⁴ hei³ {yí qì}

1. to leave
2. to abandon

遺言〔遗-〕 wai⁴ jin⁴ {yí yán}

1. words of the deceased
2. last words of the dying
3. wisdom of past sages

遺容〔遗-〕 wai⁴ jung⁴ {yí róng}

1. body of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)
2. picture of the deceased

遺願〔遗愿〕 wai⁴ jyun⁶ {yí yuàn}

final wishes of the departed

遺缺〔遗-〕 wai⁴ kyut³ {yí quē}

vacancy

遺留〔遗-〕 wai⁴ lau⁴ {yí liú}

1. to leave behind
2. to hand down

遺漏〔遗-〕 wai⁴ lau⁶ {yí lòu}

1. to overlook
2. to miss
3. to omit

遺落〔遗-〕 wai⁴ lok⁶ {yí luò}

1. to leave behind (inadvertently)
2. to forget
3. to omit
4. to leave out

遺老〔遗-〕 wai⁴ lou⁵ {yí lǎo}

1. old fogy
2. adherent of previous dynasty

遺墨〔遗-〕 wai⁴ mak⁶ {yí mò}

posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)

遺物〔遗-〕 wai⁴ mat⁶ {yí wù}

remnant

遺忘〔遗-〕 wai⁴ mong⁴ {yí wàng}

1. to become forgotten
2. to forget

遺男〔遗-〕 wai⁴ naam⁴ {yí nán}

1. orphan
2. posthumous son

遺尿〔遗-〕 wai⁴ niu⁶ {yí niào}

bed-wetting

遺案〔遗-〕 wai⁴ on³ {yí àn}

unsolved case (law)

遺失〔遗-〕 wai⁴ sat¹ {yí shī}

1. to lose
2. lost

遺孀〔遗-〕 wai⁴ soeng¹ {yí shuāng}

widow

遺書〔遗书〕 wai⁴ syu¹ {yí shū}

1. posthumous writing
2. testament
3. suicide note
4. ancient literature

遺體〔遗体〕 wai⁴ tai² {yí tǐ}

remains (of a dead person)

遺蛻〔遗蜕〕 wai⁴ teoi³ {yí tuì}

1. to shed skin
2. to leave one's mortal envelope
3. remains (of a priest)

遺址〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zi² {yí zhǐ}

1. ruins
2. historic relics

遺志〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zi³ {yí zhì}

1. deathbed wish
2. unfulfilled wish

遺跡〔遗迹〕 wai⁴ zik¹ {yí jì}

1. trace
2. vestige
3. historical remains
4. remnant

遺精〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zing¹ {yí jīng}

1. nocturnal emission
2. wet dream

遺照〔遗-〕 wai⁴ ziu³ {yí zhào}

picture of the deceased

遺詔〔遗诏〕 wai⁴ ziu³ {yí zhào}

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

遺像〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zoeng⁶ {yí xiàng}

portrait of the deceased

遺作〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zok³ {yí zuò}

posthumous work

遺囑〔遗嘱〕 wai⁴ zuk¹ {yí zhǔ}

1. testament
2. will

遺族〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zuk⁶ {yí zú}

1. the bereaved
2. family of the deceased

遺珠〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zyu¹ {yí zhū}

unrecognized talent

遺著〔遗-〕 wai⁴ zyu³ {yí zhù}

posthumous work (of a writer)

遺贈〔遗赠〕 wai⁶ zang⁶ {yí zèng}

to bequeath

遺產稅〔遗产税〕 wai⁴ caan² seoi³ {yí chǎn shuì}

1. inheritance tax
2. estate tax

遺傳學〔遗传学〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ hok⁶ {yí chuán xué}

genetics

遺傳率〔遗传-〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ leot² {yí chuán lǜ}

heritability

遺傳性〔遗传-〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ sing³ {yí chuán xìng}

1. hereditary
2. inherited
3. genetic

遺腹子〔遗--〕 wai⁴ fuk¹ zi² {yí fù zǐ}

posthumous child

遺傳基因〔遗传--〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ gei¹ jan¹ {yí chuán jī yīn}

DNA; hereditary genes

遺傳學家〔遗传学-〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ hok⁶ gaa¹ {yí chuán xué jiā}

geneticist

遺妻棄子〔遗-弃-〕 wai⁴ cai¹ hei³ zi² {yí qī qì zǐ}

to abandon wife and children

遺臭萬年〔遗-万-〕 wai⁴ cau³ maan⁶ nin⁴ {yí chòu wàn nián}

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

遺傳工程〔遗传--〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ gung¹ cing⁴ {yí chuán gōng chéng}

genetic engineering

遺傳物質〔遗传-质〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ mat⁶ zat¹ {yí chuán wù zhì}

genetic material

遺傳信息〔遗传--〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ seon³ sik¹ {yí chuán xìn xī}

1. genetic information
2. heredity

遺傳性疾病〔遗传---〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ sing³ zat⁶ beng⁶ {yí chuán xìng jí bìng}

genetic disorder

遺體告別式〔遗体-别-〕 wai⁴ tai² gou³ bit⁶ sik¹ {yí tǐ gào bié shì}

funeral